Earth scraper



J. H. SLAKER EARTH SGRAPER May Z7, 1930.

E Sheets-Sheet 1 Find Dec. 24. 192e .1. H. sLAKER May 27, 1930.

EARTH SCRAPER l 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 24. 1926 J. H. SLAKER EARTH s`cRAP ER May 27, 1930.

Filed Dec. 24, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented May 27, 1930 UNITED STA-Tins PATENT olf-Fic JOSEPH `H. SLAKER, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO WESTERN SCRAPER i COMPANY, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS EARTH SCRAPER Applicationled December 24, 1926. Serial No. 156,783.

My invention relates to earth Scrapers of the so-called Fresno7 type, comprising a fi scoop or pan having a scraping front edge, the vpan being provided at its sides with upwardly extending arcuate members vadapted to roll on the ground when the pan `is being dumped, and' support it in load distributing position, and also as it rolls completely over about a transverse axis and returns to its transport position. In the latter position the pan is arranged to ride on the rounded rear portion of its bottom with its front or scraping edge elevated sutliciently to clear the ground, so that it may be hauled to the place of loadingwithout taking up earth, and without spilling its load. Scrapers of this type are frequently arranged to be hauled `by a team, but in many instances they are designed to be drawn by a tractor, and in the latter case it is preferable to somount the controlling devices by which the'pos'itionv of the pan is regulated so that they may be easily operated by the operator of the tractor or an attendant riding thereon. e n

The object of my present invention is to provide a scraper of this type equipped with improved means for controlling its operation, by which the several operations of shifting the pan from transport to loading position, and causing it to be dumped may all be conveniently performed by an operator on the tractor; also to provide for adjusting the controlling devices so that the operation of the scraper may be accurately regulated. It

should be understood, however, that while my invention is intended primarily for tractor drawn scrapers, the improvements hereinafter described may also be applied to horse drawn scrapers, and the claims should be construed accordingly. I accomplishV my objects as illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter described. What I regard as new is set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the preferred embodiment of my invention,- v

Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing in full lines the pan and the controlling devices in the position they occupy when the scraper is arranged for transport. The loading position .distributing position, and the of suc-h parts is shown in dotted lines in said ure.

gFig. 2 is a side elevation showing in full lines the arrangement of the parts at theearly part of the dumping operation. In said figure the pan is shown in dotted lines in vits normal or transport position of the controlling devices is also shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail, being a partial vertical cross-section on line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a partial vertical cross-section on line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of theklatch l by which the pan is held in its transport and loading position, and by the release of which dumping is permitted.

Fig. is a partial side elevation showing a.j modification. f

Fig. 8 is a partial plan view thereof; and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the modified latch mechanism.

Referring to the drawings-7- indicat'es'the scraper pan as an entirety, which comprises a bottom plate 8 having a sharpened front edge 9 and a rounded rear portion 10, side plates 11, 12-and trunnions 13, 14 secured. to the outer faces of such side plates and pro- ]ecting outwardly therefrom to form ournals about which the pan may rotate. Secured to such side plates are arcuate members 15, 16, which extend upward beyond the upper marginsv of the side plates ward beyond the cutting edge 9, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 2. These arcuateniembers are best made of curvedangle iron pieces secured tothe side plates in any suitable way, and ifdesired they may also be secured to the bottom 8, lor they may be provided by extending the side plates upwardly .and rounding their upper margins. As best shown in Figs. 1 and 2, .the bottom is reenforced by aA curved plate 17 that is secured thereto and preferably extends up beyond the upper margin ofthe curved portion 10 of the bottom, so that it serves as a rear wall for the pan. The trunnions 13, 14 may be secured to the side plates in any suitable way, but preferably they are provided with plates 18, 19 atv and yalso'extend for- Y their inner ends which are riveted to the outer surfaces of the side plates, as shown in Fig` 3. The construction described is 'that which I prefer to usebut the precise way in which the parts mentioned are fashioned may be modified to suit the ideas ofthe manufacturer withoutdeparting from they general type of yscraper with which my invention has more particularly to do. L

The scraperpan is provided with vdraft connections of' suoli construction as to permit of its rotation about a transverse axis when occasion requires, and in the scraper illus-r trated such draft connections compriseV a centrally disposed tongueV 2() in the form 'of an I-beam arranged with its central web disposed horizontally.` Thel rear end ofthe tongue 2O is connected by angle brackets21,

22 with a cross-bar23, the end portions of which are secured to side bars 24, 25 at oppositesides of the pan. The rear ends of such side bars are pivotally connected with the trunnions 13, 14, respectively, andtheir forward portions converge, as -shown-ate26, 27, and are connected with the intermediate portion of the tonguer 20, as best shown in `means may be provided for hitching a team to the draft frame.

The means for controllingthe position of the pan comprise anumber of elements which will now bey described. As best `.shown in Fig. 3, a U-shaped frame or bail 29 is provided, the intermediate portion 29a of which extends transversely of the scraper in advance of the e pan and adjacent tofand parallel with the cross-bar 23, while the end portions 30, 31

Y0f said bailA lieiparallel with the sidebarsv 24, 25 of the draft frame and are pivotally connected withl the trunnions 13, 14 between the side members 24,25 and the side walls of the pan. By this arrangement the bail 29 is adapted to swing vertically concentrically with the axis ofthe panbetween the side members' 24, 25 of the' draft ,frame`,turning about the trunnions 13, 14. I f

, Secured to and extending-forward from the central portion of the member 29a of the bail 29 is a rigid 'arm 32, whichl is Vconnected by links 33,34 withthe rearwardly projecting arm 35 ofa control lever 36 fulcrumed onfa transverse pivot bolt'37 -mounted on the draft frame. In the construction illustrated the pivot 37 is mounted on two parallel arms 38, 39 of a bracket 40 secured to the r`tongue 20 as shown in Fig.,3. Said bracket also has an arm 41 in the form of a ratchet toothed sector that at its upper end is connected with the joined upper ends Vof the arms 38, 39, preferably being formed integral` therewith, and at its lower end is secured to the tongue in any suitable way. Y The lever 36 extends between the arms 38, 39 of the bracket and is fulcrumed on the pivot boltv 37, so that it has a stable support. isprovided with aV dog 42that is adaptedto aid lever Y engage the teeth 43 of the sector 41 to lock'y the lever.l against upward movement. Y vA spring 44 tends to hold the dogf42 in engagement with said ratchet`teeth,and a hand lever 45 connected with the dog by a rod 46 pro*- vides means for unlocking the lever 36 to permit it to be swung upward. Said lever is, however, free at'all times to swing downward. As will be apparent, by swinging the lever 36 vertically about its pivot 37 the bail 29 may be swungvertically about a center Vco.- axial with the trunnions 13, 14, through the connection of the arm 32 at the front of the bail with the arm 35 of said lever through the links 33, 34. This swinging movement of the bail is employed to control the position of the pan through instrumentalities that will now be described'.

YMounted on the bail 29 adjacentto its side members 3.0, 31 are two members that may be conveniently termed latches, sinceth'eir func-l tion is to hold the pan either in transport or in loading position, and to releaseV it to permit 'i it to be dumped, these several functions, being Y .performed under regulation of the control lever 36. The constructionof` these latches,

which are alike, except that theyV are preferprises a hub portion 47 having a pivot bearing 48, an upwardly extending arm V4 9 provided at its opposite margins with laterally extend-l ing lugs 50, V51, best shown in Fig', 5, Aand front and rear downwardly diverging arms 52, 53 preferably connected bya web 54 to give added strength. The bracket thereforeis inelfect a three-armed lever having an upllt? wardly extending arm and two downward diverging arms. One of these brackets is mounted adjacent to the side member 31 of the bail, being supported on a pivot bolt 55 that is mounted in said side member and extends through the bearingf48 of the latch and through a re-enforcing support in the form of a bar 56 secured to the transverse member 29@L of the bail adjacent to and in parallelismV with the side member 31. The latch at the opposite side of the scraper is similarly mounted between the side member 30 ofthe bail and a re-enforcing bar 57, as shown in Fig. 3. By this construction the latches are held at a constant distance from the axis of` the pan, and swing verticallytoward or from the draft vframe concentrically with such axis.

The lugs50, 51 of the latches overlie theupper margins of the members 31, 56 or 30, '57 as the case may-be, and serve to limit the rocking movement of the vlatches about their respective pivots. The latches are mounted on the bail with their arms 52 extending downwardly and rearwardly, and their arms 49, 53, which are approximatelyV alined, in a more or less nearly'vertical position, and they are provided with springs 58, 59 that tend to hold them in a substantially vertical position, as illustrated in Fig. 1.- At that time the ylugs 50, 51 bear on the upper surfaces of the members of the bail between which the latches are mounted, but as said lugs are offsetforwardly to some extent with respect to the pivot bearing 48 they do not prevent swinging of the latches in a clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 1. When this occurs the lugs 50, 51-are carried up out of engagement with the bail, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

At each side of the bail and secured to the side members thereof are downwardly extending brackets 60, 61 in the form of bars that are provided at their lower ends with inwardly projecting stops 62 that extend into the path of the latches 47, and by their engagement with the front faces of the downwardly projecting arms 53 thereof prevent the latches from swinging in a clockwise direction as viewed in Figs. 1 and 2. The Varms 53, may, however, be carried up high enoughso that their lower ends clear the stops 62, when such rocking of the latches will be permitted. Upward movement of the latches for this purpose is effected by swinging the bail upward. Fig. 1 shows the bail in what will be termed its normal position,

-' since it occupies that position when the pan is adjusted for transporting the load. When the bail is in this position the lower end of the arms 53 of the latches bear against the stops 62 which are then near such lower ends. The bail may, however, be swung downward to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 1, thereby 'moving the arms 53 down further, but lthey will still remain in engagement 'with said stops, and be held thereby against rocking in a clockwise direction. Again, the bail may be swung upward from the position shown in Fig. 1 to the full line position shown in Fig. 2, so as to carry the lower 'ends of the varms 53 up above the stops 62, in which event the latches will be released and permitted to rock in a. clockwise direction.V These three positions of the latches correspond respectively with the transport, the loading, and the dumping positions of the pan, and by api propriately moving said latches the operation ofthe pan is controlled. rVhen the parts are in transport or loading position the arms of the latches extend rearwardly beyond the side margins of the arcuate members 15, 16, and lie adjacent to their outer faces, as best shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, and projecting outwardly from the outer face of each arcuate member are two stops 63, 64 set approximately ninety degrees apart. Said stops, however, are adjustable relatively to each other so that thev operation of the scraper may beaccurately adjusted. Preferably said stops are secured to thearcuate members by means of screws 65 engaging holes 66, a plurality of which are provided, so that the` stops may be ing intercepted by the yarms 52 of the latches when the latches are in their normal' position,

as best shown in Figs. 3 and 4, but when the j;

latches are released the arms 52-may swing down out of engagement with said, stopsv to permit rotation of the pan. The stops 63 are provided for the purpose of cooperating with the latches to hold the pan in its transport or loading positions, and the stops 64 cooperate with said latches to hold the pan in its'load distributing position, which is indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2. l

The operation of my improved scraper is as follows: Assuming the parts to be in the position shownin full lines in Fig. 1, the control lever 36`,will be locked against upward movement by the dog 42, and consequently ywill hold the front end of the bail 29 up in wardly against the stops 62, so that the latches cannot swing clockwise. The scraper pan will, therefore, be held against rotation in a counterclockwise direction by the engagement of the stops 63 with the arms 52, and by reason of the position of the bail and the disposition of the parts mentioned, thefront or cutting edge 9 of the pan will be tilted upward out of operative position, and the pan will ride on the rounded portion of its bottom. When the pan is to be loaded the control lever 36 is swung upward to the dotted line p0- sition shown .in F ig. 1, thereby lowering the bail and the latches to the dotted line position shown in said figure. This carries the latch arms 52 downward and permits the pan to rock counterclockwise far enough to bring its cutting edge into operative position. At this time the latches will still be held against rocking in a counterclockwise direction by reason of the engagement of their arms 53 with the stops 62. After the pan has been loaded, the lever 36 is moved downward to position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 to return the pan to its transport position.

When the dumpingV place is reached the control lever 36 is moved downward to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2, which carries theA front end of the bail upward, thereby raising the latches until the lower ends of their arms 53 rise abovethe stops 62, so that the latches are no longer held against clockwise rotation.v Consequently their arms 52 are then free to swing downward, and thereupon the pan rotates in a counterclockwise direction, its rotation being started lin . by its friction with the ground, and continued by the engagement of its cutting edge with the ground. As soon'as the pan begins to dump the operator returns the control lever 36 to its transport or normal position, f thereby again locking the latches against clockwise rotation, and, therefore, as soon as the stops 64 reach Ythe arms 52 the rotative kmovement of the pan will be stopped, leavg it in its load distributing position, as 1ndicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2. After the load has been distributed the operatorl again depresses the lever 36 to free the latches from the stops 62, whereuponthe pan continues its u rotation until it Areturns to its transport po- Y sitiony In the meantime the' operatorV re-` stores the lever 36 to its normal position, thereby lockingfthe latches with their arms 52 in position to intercept the stops 63 so that when thel pan reaches the latter position it is arrested. The springs 59 'tend to rotate the llatches* in a countercloclrwise vdirection to bring them into position to engage the stops 62 when the bail is lowered, but thev lugs 50,51

limit the extent to which the latches may rock of the pan.

y' under the action of said springs.

- In Figs; 7, 8 and9 I have shown a'scraper Y' equipped witha modified form of latch mech-V anism which avoids the useV of the spring 59 for normally holding the latches in their opera-tive p osition.l The construction shown in -said vfigures is in other respects the same as that shown in the preceding figures, except that instead of using latchesfin the form of three-armed levers and providing the stops 50, l, the latches are made inthe form of wheels 67 rotatably mounted von the bail 29 adjacent to the side members' 30, 3l thereof.

vThis is best accomplished by mounting a shaft 68 between said side members and fitting the wheels 67 upon the end portions thereof so as to rotate therewith, the shaft itself being journaled in the side members of the bail, so that it isheld at afc'onstant distance from the axis The construction of the wheels 67 is best shown in Figs.v 7 and 9, from which it will be seen that each latch comprises a ratchet Wheel 69 having teeth Y70, and a star wheel 7l having radiating spokes or arms 72, best shown in Fig. 7, these two Wheels being arby an intermediate disc 7 3. These Vparts are The shaft 68 is so located and the ratchet teeth 7 0 so proportioned that said teeth succe'ssively move into position to intercept one or the other ofthe stops 63, 64 as the wheel rotates, and, therefore, by holding the-wheel .against rotation the scraper may also be held against rotation in the same way as is accomplished by the `three-armed latches hereinbefore described.

Y .are normallyfheldagainst rotation by the stops 62, since one or another 'of the arms ranged co-axially and preferably separatedV best made integral, asy best-shown in Fig. 9.V

The latch wheels 72 of said `latch :wheelsv is adapted to engage said stops when V'the bail 29 is in the position it occupies when the pan is in transport', loading or load distributing position, in the same way that the arms 53 of the previously described latch mechanism cooperate Vwith said stops Yto prevent* rotation of the pan. By moving the bail 29V upward far enough the latchwheels may be raised so that the outer l ends of their arms V72 vclear the stops ,62,

thereby releasing said wheels and permitting them to rotateKY freely, and consequentlyallowing the scraperpan to`rotate. It will be-observed thatl the several teeth ofthe ratchet wheels'69 move successively intol po? sitionto intercept one or the other of the Vstops 63', 64 as the wheel 67 rotates, and

that in like manner the several arms 72 of the i latch wheels movesuccessively into position to be broughtinto engagement with the stops 62 by downward movement ofthe bail. The latch wheels are,lof course, causedto rotate to a limited extent by the rotation of the pan either in moving from its transport` to its load distributing position, or byV its subs.L sequent rotation by which it is returned to its transport position, and a suflicient number of teeth 7 O and-arms 72 are provided sok i that one of the arms is; always in position to intercept the stops carried by the arcuate members. 1 It is therefore unnecessary to provide means such as a spring for rotating the latch wheels 67 ina reverse direction torestore the teeth 70 and arms 72 to operative position. Y .Y f

In the drawings I have Shown the scraper as beingprovided withtwo latches, as that construction is desirable, but it Vshould be understood that a single latch'may be lused within the scope of my invention. j In othery to secure by Letters atent, is

l. An earth scraper of the type described` comprisingk a draftframe, a pan pivotally connected therewith and having/upwardly extending arcuate means secured thereto to rotate therewith, a lever fulcrumed on the Y draft frame, and latch mechanism for holdmechanismbeing movable by said lever concentrically with the axis `of vthe pan to release the pan to permit it to rotate.

2. An earth scraper of the type described comprising a draft frame, a pan pivotally connected 'therewith and having upwardly Aing the .pan against rotation, said latch What I claim as my invention and desire wacom extending arcuate means secured thereto to.l

rotate therewith, a control lever,rand latch mechanism for holding the pan against rotation, said latch mechanism being movable by said lever relatively to thev draft frame concentrically with the axis of the pan into either holding or releasing position.

3. An earth scraper of the type described comprisingy a draft frame, a pan pivotally connected therewith and havingarcuate rolling members secured thereto to rotate therewith, a lever fulcrumed on the draft frame, a vertically swinging support mounted concentrically with the axis ofthe pan and movable by the operation of said lever, andlatch mechanism mounted on said supportand movable therewith `to hold the pan in its transport and 4loading positions, and to release the pan to permit it to rotate, all under the actuation of said lever.

4. An earth scraper of the type'described comprising a draft frame, a pan pivotally connected therewith and having upwardly extending arcuate members secured theretoy to rotate therewith, a lever fulcrumed on the draft frame, a vertically swinging support mounted independently of said lever and movable relatively to the draft framek by the operation of said lever, latch mechanism pivotally mounted on said support and movable f therewith toward and from the draft frame,

a stop carried by the draft frame, said latch mechanismbeing movable into or vout of operative relation with said stop by movement i of said support, and means carried'by the pan and cooperating with said latch mecha- V nism'to hold ythe pan against rotation. n 5. An earth scraper of the type described comprising a draft frame, a panpivotally connectedk therewith and .having upwardly extending arcuate members secured thereto to rotate therewith, a lever fulcrumed on.-

the draft frame, a vertically swinging support pivoted concentrically with theaxis of the pan and movable toward and from the draft frame by the operation of said lever, latch mechanism pivotally mounted on said support and movable therewith toward and from the draft frame, a stop carried by thedraft frame, said latch mechanism being movable into or out of operative relationy therewith toward and from-the draft frame,',

means carried bythe draftffraine adapted' to hold said latch mechanism in operative posi-` tion, and to release the same by movementof the bail away from the draft frame, and

means carried by the pan and cooperating with said latch mechanism to hold the panW against rotation.

7. An earthscraper of the type described comprising a draft frame, a pan pivotally connected therewith andyhaving upwardly extending arcuate members. secured theretoto rotate therewith, a lever fulcrumed on the draft frame,va vertically swinging support.

pivoted concentrically withi the axis ofthe pan, a link connecting said support-with 'said lever,V latch vmechanism carried by said support and movable therewith toward and from the draft frame, means carried by f- K the. draft frame adapated to hold said latchv mechanisml inoperative position whenthe pan is in transport or in loading position, and to release said latch mechanismby movement of said support to af-predetermined exltent away from said draft frame, andkmeans carried by the pan and cooperating withv said panV againstrov latch mechanism to hold the tation. Y

8. An earth scraper of thetype described comprising a draft frame, a pan' pivotally connected therewith andy havingy upwardly extending arcuate members secured thereto eosA to rotate therewith, a l-ever fulcrumed on .the i draft frame,a vertically swinging support pivotally connected with the axis of the pan,

a link connecting said support with said lever,-latchmechanism pivotally mounted on said support, Said latch mechanism having downwardly and rearwardly extending arms,

'a stop carried by the draft frame adapted to engage 'said downwardly extending Varm `by movement of said support toward-the draft y frame, to hold said latch mechanism in operative position, and to release said latch mechanism by movement of said support to apredetermined extentaway from the draft frame, and means carried by the -pan cooperating with said rearwardly extending arm to hold the pan against rotation when said latch mechanism is held in operative position.. f v v f 9. An earth scraper of the typey described comprising a draft frame, a pan pivotally connected therewith and having-upwardly' extending arcuate members secured thereto to rotate therewith, a lever fulcrumed on the draft frame, a bail pivotally mounted concentrically with the axis of the pan and opmechanism pivotally mounted on the bail,

said latch mechanism having downwardly and rearwardly extending arms, a stop carried by the draft frame adapted to 'engage said downwardly extending arm by movement. of the bail toward the vdraft framer t o y hold said latch mechanism inoperative posieratively connected with said lever, :latch tion, and to release*'saidlatchA mechanism'by f 'movement of the bail to a predetermined'exvrwhen said latch mechanism is'in operative tent vaway from the draftframe, and stops Vcarried by oney of said arcuate members and `adapted to engage said rearwardly extending arm to hold the pan against rotation position. A y

v10.1An earth scraper ofthe Ytype described comprising a draft frame, a'pan pivotally' connected therewith and having upwardly extending arcuate members secured thereto to rotate therewith, a 'lever fulcrumed'on the Y draft frame, a bail pivotally mounted inde- .pendentl of the lever to swing vertically toward an from the draftframe, a'link pivot- Y ally connecting said bail with said lever, latch mechanism pivotally mounted on the bail, a stop carried by the draft frame adapted to engage saidv latch mechanism' by movement of the bail toward the draft'frame, to hold said latch Vmechanism against rotation, andto release saidlatch mechanism to permit rota- L Y draft frame, af-'bail pivoted Vco'ncentrically Y with the axis ofthe pan to'swing toward and Y from the draft frame andV connected with' said lever to be actuated thereby, a latchfpivoted 'l [on said bailyand having downwardly and rearwardly extending armsfa stop carried t from'thedraftframe and connected with said co1 u means carried by the'draft frameadapted to tion thereof,'by 'movement of the bailto a Vpredetermined extent 'away from 'the draft frame, and stops carried by one of said arcuate members and adapted V-to engage said latch mechanism to hold the pan against ros ktation when said latch mechanism is in op- `'erative position f -i i v 11. An earth scraperofthe'type described comprising a draft "frame,1apan pivotally* connected therewith and having upwardly extending arcuate members secured thereto to rotate therewith, a leverfulcrumed on the by the draft frame in'advance .of said downwardly extending arm and adapted to bey en-V gaged thereby to vhold the latchl in operative position, a springtending to move said downwardly extending arm away from said stop,

and stopsl carried by one of said arcuate members and adapted alternatively to engage said rearwardly extending armlto hold the pan against rotation.

cuate members vand cooperatingwith said latches to hold the pan against rotation. i

13; An earth scraper of the t-ype described i comprising a draft frame, a pan pivotally connected therewith and having arcuate roll# ing members secured thereto to rotate .there-vV with, a control lever, latch mechanism for connected therewith and having means forming arcuate rolling surfacesv at the ends thereofto rotate therewith, a control leverv pivotally supported on ,saidv frame, latch mechanism for holding'v the pan against rotation, and vertically swinging means pivotallyy mounted on` a pivotaxis disposed rearwardly` from the axis of said lever, said vertically holdingA they pan against rotation, and sup-eA so l 'comprising'I a draft'frame, a `panpivotally i swinging meanssupporting saidlatchmech-v i anism and adapted to be moved by said leverv to move said latch mechanism into 4position to hold thevpanin its transport and loading positions, and to rreleasefthe pan to permit it torotate.` 1 I Y 'p Y 175. An earth scraper ofthe type described comprising adraft frame, 4a pan pivotally connectedY .therewith and., having means forming arcuate rolling surfaces secured' thereto to rotate therewith, a lever fulcrumed on thej draft frame,a verticallygswinging supt-V e port pivotally mounted on appivot axis dis-1 posed rearwardlyffrom the axis of said ,lever and operatively connected withfsaid leverto be movable relativelyY to the dra'ft'frame by i theoperation ofsaid lever, and latch mech-y anism mounted on said support'and movable therewith into or out of position by the' actuation of said lever to hold the pan against rotation.Y i f Josnrnn.l sLAKER.

I 12. An earth yscraper of the type described i comprisingl a draft frame, a pan pivotally -connected therewith and having upwardly extending arcuate Ymembers secured "thereto to rotate therewith, a lever'fulcrumed onjthe draft. frame,^a bail pivoted concentrically with theaxis of the pan to swing'towar'd andv lever to be .operated thereby, latches mounted onysaid bail at opposite sides of the scraper,

hold said latches in operative position andk to release the Asameby movement vof the bail away fromy the draft frameA to a predetermined extent, an'd means'carried by said arlos 

